Families left homeless after fire ravages Isiphingo informal settlement
eThekwini Municipality Fire and Emergency teams worked tirelessly to douse a blaze that destroyed around 200 informal structures at Dakota in Isiphingo
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Scores of families have been displaced following a fire at the Dakota informal settlement in the Isiphingo area in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
eThekwini Municipality said the blaze ravaged the settlement, leaving a trail of destruction. Teams worked hard to extinguish the blaze.
"Around 200 informal structures were destroyed resulting in 300 people, including children, being displaced.
"The fire is believed to have been caused by a burning brazier, commonly known as an imbawula. No injuries or fatalities have been reported," the City said in a statement.
What's left of part of the settlment
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Fortunately no fatalities were reported however families had to seek shelter with neighbours and others
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KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has deployed disaster response teams, under the Provincial Disaster Management Centre, to address informal settlement fires in the eThekwini metro.
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